James J. Johnston

James J. Johnston (28 November 1875-7 May 1946) was an English boxer, manager, and promoter.

Biography
James J. Johnston was born in Liverpool, England in 1875, and he came to the United States at the age of 12. He boxed and worked in a Jersey City foundry until the age of 28, and he became an amateur boxer. In 1912, he gave up being a boxer, but he became a manager, and he was nicknamed "The Boy Bandit of Broadway". He died in 1946, and he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999.